September 21, Sunday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hawk Watch at Stainbrook Preserve, located along Mehaffey Bridge Road just north of Sugar Bottom Recreation Area Join us on the hill to watch for migrating raptors including Broad-winged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, and Red-tailed Hawk. Bring a lawn chair, and a spotting scope if you have… Read More Hawk Watch at Stainbrook Preserve
Amana Nature Trail and Amana Lily Pond in Iowa County. We will aim to see migrating songbirds along the nature trail in the woods, then visit the large pond to look for shorebirds, ducks, swans,herons, and other waterbirds. Protection for your legs from insects and ticks is recommended for the nature trail walk—the trail is unpaved and… Read More Field Trip: Amana Nature Trail & Lily Pond
October 5, Sunday, Wings and Wild Things Festival at F.W. Kent Park Conservation Education Center, 2048 Highway 6 NW, Oxford. Celebrate Iowa’s natural world with this new hands-on festival showcasing the wild and wonderful flora and fauna of our region, as well as outdoor recreation activities in our area. ICBC is a partner organization for this event and… Read More Wings and Wild Things Festival
October 16th, Thursday, 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom meeting at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center 2401 Scott Blvd SE, Iowa City: IOU member Wendy VanDeWalle will present “Wendy’s Big Year.”Join Zoom Meeting:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88435738209?pwd=CO3slJhczgx3g0L5AUWFxMFzEXB26U.1Meeting ID: 884 3573 8209Passcode: 138463
Birdability Kick Off Outing, Oct 19, 9:30 – 11:00. Terry Trueblood Rec Area, Iowa City. Both stationary and slow walk offered today from patio of the lodge. Accessible parking, restrooms & loaner optics. Potluck to follow and Spark Bird Project: presentation and workshop 1 - 2:30 at Sacred Collective, 213 N Linn St, Iowa City
Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area in Linn County. This lake northwest of Cedar Rapids can be good for loons, grebes, ducks, gulls, geese, and other birds in the fall. We’ll drive to different sites around the lake, but there will be some trail walking. Iowa City area carpool info: meet at 7:45 a.m. at Kohls in Coralville (2795 Commerce… Read More Field Trip: Pleasant Creek State Recreation Area
November 20th, Thursday, 7 p.m. In-Person and Zoom meeting at the Iowa City Environmental Education Center 2401 Scott Blvd SE, Iowa City: Iowa City Bird Club member Mark Bowman will present “The Great Crested Flycatcher and Its Many Exotic Cousins.”Join Zoom Meeting:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88435738209?pwd=CO3slJhczgx3g0L5AUWFxMFzEXB26U.1Meeting ID: 884 3573 8209Passcode: 138463
December 21, Sunday. Iowa City Christmas Bird Count. Join us for a holiday tradition, the world’slongest-running citizen science project! There are two ways to participate: you can join a small groupwith an experienced leader assigned to a specific territory, which could contain local parks, trails, orwildlife areas; or if you live in the count circle,… Read More Christmas Bird Count
Kent Park Bird Walk. Join leader Chris Edwards on the first Wednesday of each month for a bird walk in Kent Park. In the winter months we’ll spend time in the bird blind and then go for a walk. In the summer months we’llswitch to butterfly walks.Meet in the parking lot of Conservation Education Center.
Bird Feeder Watch and Social with the Shuttleworth and Trachsel families. 10 Ridgewood Lane (Jane Shuttleworth) and 6 Ridgewood Lane (Amy and Ben Trachsel) in Iowa City. The sisters’ side-by-side properties overlook Shimek Ravine (a Bur Oak Land Trust property)which draws five species of woodpeckers and other winter birds. Drop in at both houses to chat with… Read More Bird Feeder Watch & Social